Derek Johnson
@derekjjohnson.bsky.social
music lover, liberal, data scientist, community owner Minnesota Aurora FC, Itasca Society Minnesota United FC; find me left of the dial - usually at First Avenue or a soccer match
Has there been any research on generational wealth being a form of mental illness?
There is sickness in “everything has a price” that inevitably leads to “so let’s see how far we can take it” that pervades this class.
There is sickness in “everything has a price” that inevitably leads to “so let’s see how far we can take it” that pervades this class.
September 15, 2026 at 6:16 PM
Has there been any research on generational wealth being a form of mental illness?
There is sickness in “everything has a price” that inevitably leads to “so let’s see how far we can take it” that pervades this class.
There is sickness in “everything has a price” that inevitably leads to “so let’s see how far we can take it” that pervades this class.
1. When insiders say there’s a 10% chance of an extinction-level event, maybe that’s a threshold of risk the government should care about
2. The national security argument is bullshit, this is purely about industrial policy.
2. The national security argument is bullshit, this is purely about industrial policy.
Mike Johnson on OpenAI and Anthropic: "They can self-police. They can self-regulate."
September 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM
1. When insiders say there’s a 10% chance of an extinction-level event, maybe that’s a threshold of risk the government should care about
2. The national security argument is bullshit, this is purely about industrial policy.
2. The national security argument is bullshit, this is purely about industrial policy.
The long-term impact of this is that Minnesota likely loses a congressional seat after the next census in 2030.
Operation Metro Surge led to over 2,300 immigrants leaving the country, according to updated ICE data from obtained by the Deportation Data Project. The new data includes immigrants deported to Laos and Somalia in the months since the surge.
2,300 immigrants arrested in Operation Metro Surge were deported or left country • Minnesota Reformer
The winter surge of 3,000 federal immigration agents to Minnesota eventually led to over 2,300 immigrants leaving the country, according to updated federal data from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfor...
minnesotareformer.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
The long-term impact of this is that Minnesota likely loses a congressional seat after the next census in 2030.
Random LA observation: some of the best hair stylists in the world live and work here, and yet the number of men who conspicuously signal they have money yet seemingly home-dye with shoe polish is astonishing.
September 14, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Random LA observation: some of the best hair stylists in the world live and work here, and yet the number of men who conspicuously signal they have money yet seemingly home-dye with shoe polish is astonishing.
Wait, the channel that airs Ridiculousness 24x7x365 still hands out Video Music Awards?
September 13, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Wait, the channel that airs Ridiculousness 24x7x365 still hands out Video Music Awards?
Is a deli really a deli if it doesn’t carry Dr. Brown’s Black Cherry soda?
September 13, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Is a deli really a deli if it doesn’t carry Dr. Brown’s Black Cherry soda?
Also, this graphic highlights why I never question Haaland when he says he wasn’t offside. His goal to offside ratio is unparalleled among top scorers in the Prem. Haaland is *exceptionally* aware of his position on the pitch.
September 13, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Also, this graphic highlights why I never question Haaland when he says he wasn’t offside. His goal to offside ratio is unparalleled among top scorers in the Prem. Haaland is *exceptionally* aware of his position on the pitch.
Statement win by City. This is the type of performance that galvanizes a team with a lot of new parts.
Enzo Fernandez won over any skeptical City fans with his work rate after Foden’s red. Elliot Anderson was fantastic again.
Enzo Fernandez won over any skeptical City fans with his work rate after Foden’s red. Elliot Anderson was fantastic again.
September 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Statement win by City. This is the type of performance that galvanizes a team with a lot of new parts.
Enzo Fernandez won over any skeptical City fans with his work rate after Foden’s red. Elliot Anderson was fantastic again.
Enzo Fernandez won over any skeptical City fans with his work rate after Foden’s red. Elliot Anderson was fantastic again.
😂 Lyft emailed me bragging that my last ride had a “upgraded, roomier” car.
How roomy was this car?
My left ear was pinned to my left shoulder and my right ear was up against the roof. Not exactly roomy for a 6’2” passenger 😂
How roomy was this car?
My left ear was pinned to my left shoulder and my right ear was up against the roof. Not exactly roomy for a 6’2” passenger 😂
September 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
😂 Lyft emailed me bragging that my last ride had a “upgraded, roomier” car.
How roomy was this car?
My left ear was pinned to my left shoulder and my right ear was up against the roof. Not exactly roomy for a 6’2” passenger 😂
How roomy was this car?
My left ear was pinned to my left shoulder and my right ear was up against the roof. Not exactly roomy for a 6’2” passenger 😂
To my Spurs friends:
I see you. You are worthy of love.
I see you. You are worthy of love.
September 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
To my Spurs friends:
I see you. You are worthy of love.
I see you. You are worthy of love.
Most of my naive-LA experience so far has been me looking at people and places, maybe for a tad too long, thinking “why does this feel familiar?”
Except for seeing Pauly Shore and his dog in a beautiful green land-yacht of a convertible. That one I clocked right away. 😂
Except for seeing Pauly Shore and his dog in a beautiful green land-yacht of a convertible. That one I clocked right away. 😂
September 12, 2026 at 7:41 AM
Most of my naive-LA experience so far has been me looking at people and places, maybe for a tad too long, thinking “why does this feel familiar?”
Except for seeing Pauly Shore and his dog in a beautiful green land-yacht of a convertible. That one I clocked right away. 😂
Except for seeing Pauly Shore and his dog in a beautiful green land-yacht of a convertible. That one I clocked right away. 😂
Where are we getting the $1.345 trillion needed for the Vote GOP Bribery Fund?
September 10, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Where are we getting the $1.345 trillion needed for the Vote GOP Bribery Fund?
Corporations that are like “ha ha ha ha ha, AI can do every job better than you!” suddenly can’t figure out how to match credit card receipts to items with tariffs in order to identify actual customers who should get the tariff refunds. Instead they decided to keep the $100 billion for themselves.
September 8, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Corporations that are like “ha ha ha ha ha, AI can do every job better than you!” suddenly can’t figure out how to match credit card receipts to items with tariffs in order to identify actual customers who should get the tariff refunds. Instead they decided to keep the $100 billion for themselves.
The American urge to squeeze a team’s record into the score bug means nothing in soccer because these media-rights nitwits can’t agree on the world football standard W-D-L and instead use a choose-your-own-adventure mix of W-L-D and W-D-L
September 6, 2026 at 9:02 PM
The American urge to squeeze a team’s record into the score bug means nothing in soccer because these media-rights nitwits can’t agree on the world football standard W-D-L and instead use a choose-your-own-adventure mix of W-L-D and W-D-L
I love all of my Spurs-supporting friends too much to share the top-tier social media content about their goalless start to the Prem season.
I love the rest of you too much not to let you know that this content is easy enough to find if you haven’t seen it already.
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I love the rest of you too much not to let you know that this content is easy enough to find if you haven’t seen it already.
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September 6, 2026 at 3:12 PM
I love all of my Spurs-supporting friends too much to share the top-tier social media content about their goalless start to the Prem season.
I love the rest of you too much not to let you know that this content is easy enough to find if you haven’t seen it already.
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I love the rest of you too much not to let you know that this content is easy enough to find if you haven’t seen it already.
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Sometimes I think Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Critiscism reads like someone’s tweet stream today. But Pope shows the value of rigorously posting to drafts first before deciding to tweet.
September 6, 2026 at 6:35 AM
Sometimes I think Alexander Pope’s An Essay on Critiscism reads like someone’s tweet stream today. But Pope shows the value of rigorously posting to drafts first before deciding to tweet.
Sometimes I don’t think of patience as a virtue. Sometimes patience feels like the measure of how much pain you’ve already endured in order to endure whatever this is right now.
September 6, 2026 at 6:03 AM
Sometimes I don’t think of patience as a virtue. Sometimes patience feels like the measure of how much pain you’ve already endured in order to endure whatever this is right now.
Not sending that text right now <looks at watch, 12:45am stares back> is the correct call, kid.
Gold star ⭐️
Gold star ⭐️
September 6, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Not sending that text right now <looks at watch, 12:45am stares back> is the correct call, kid.
Gold star ⭐️
Gold star ⭐️
Are we escaping the technology or is the technology escaping us? Silo is a great mindf*ck
September 6, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Are we escaping the technology or is the technology escaping us? Silo is a great mindf*ck
I’m listening to Tom Perry’s Full Moon Fever on vinyl for the first time. I gotta say, I kinda miss the tongue-in-cheek “Hello CD listeners” interlude after Runnin’ Down A Dream
September 5, 2026 at 8:44 PM
I’m listening to Tom Perry’s Full Moon Fever on vinyl for the first time. I gotta say, I kinda miss the tongue-in-cheek “Hello CD listeners” interlude after Runnin’ Down A Dream
What you are at home versus how you present during your study-abroad year in Europe
September 5, 2026 at 7:36 PM
What you are at home versus how you present during your study-abroad year in Europe
I love all their picks. Sounds like Liz Phair and I were soundtracking our college lives very similarly.
Newly posted in YouTube: Liz Phair & Corin Tucker's (Sleater-Kinney) Must-Listen CDs from the record library at KCRW
Liz Phair & Corin Tucker's (Sleater-Kinney) Must-Listen CDs
YouTube video by KCRW
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September 3, 2026 at 11:23 PM
I love all their picks. Sounds like Liz Phair and I were soundtracking our college lives very similarly.
Reposted by Derek Johnson
Unusual ICE Air flight at MSP today - it brought detainees into Minnesota.
Saw this a few times during Metro Surge, but, those were generally people coming back home to MN. This is different - these are detainees getting shuffled out of Pennsylvania.
Full clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzPG...
🧵👇
Saw this a few times during Metro Surge, but, those were generally people coming back home to MN. This is different - these are detainees getting shuffled out of Pennsylvania.
Full clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzPG...
🧵👇
September 3, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Unusual ICE Air flight at MSP today - it brought detainees into Minnesota.
Saw this a few times during Metro Surge, but, those were generally people coming back home to MN. This is different - these are detainees getting shuffled out of Pennsylvania.
Full clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzPG...
🧵👇
Saw this a few times during Metro Surge, but, those were generally people coming back home to MN. This is different - these are detainees getting shuffled out of Pennsylvania.
Full clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzPG...
🧵👇
If my personal experience with the US Postal Service over the past 18 months is any sort of bellwether, expect Olathe KS levels of “efficiency” with Trump’s attempted USPS takeover of mail voting. IYKYK
September 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
If my personal experience with the US Postal Service over the past 18 months is any sort of bellwether, expect Olathe KS levels of “efficiency” with Trump’s attempted USPS takeover of mail voting. IYKYK
September 3, 2026 at 9:32 PM